Species Babesia canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895)

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Generic Combinations

• Babesia canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895). —
  Levine, N.D. 1971. Taxonomy of the Piroplasms. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 90(1): 2-33 [Date published Jan] [4]

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Dingo (= Canis lupus dingo; blood); Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (blood)).

Associated Fauna References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Canis familiaris; Canis familiaris dingo)

Dalrymple, B.P. 1993. Molecular variation and diversity in candidate vaccine antigens from Babesia. Acta Tropica 53: 227-238 (Canis familiaris)

Dalrymple, B.P., Casu, R.E., Peters, J.M., Dimmock, C.M., Gale, K.R., Boese, R. & Wright, I.G. 1993. Characterisation of a family of multi-copy genes encoding rhoptry protein homologues in Babesia bovis, Babesia ovis and Babesia canis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 57: 181-192 (Canis familiaris)

Dalrymple, B.P., Dimmock, C.M., Parrodi, F. & Wright, I.G. 1992. Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Babesia canis, Babesia microti and Babesia rodhaini: comparison of ribosomal RNA gene organization. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 851-855 (Canis familiaris)

Hill, M.W.M. & Bolton, B.L. 1966. Canine babesiosis in Queensland. Australian Veterinary Journal 42: 391-392 (Canis familiaris)

Irwin, P.J. 1991. Canine babesiosis in Australia. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 21: 98 (Canis familiaris)

Kakoma, I. & Mehlhorn, H. 1994. Babesia of domestic animals. pp. 141-216 in Kreier, J.P. (ed.). Parasitic Protozoa. San Diego : Academic Press 2. (Canis familiaris)

Ludford, C.G. 1969. Fluorescent antibody staining of four Babesia species. Experimental Parasitology 24: 327-335 (Canis familiaris)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Canis familiaris)

Wright, I.G. 1971. The isolation of Haemobartonella canis in association with Babesia canis in a splenectomised dog. Australian Veterinary Journal 47: 157-159 (Canis familiaris)

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